Softball To Take On Terriers In Final Non-Conference Contest

Pictured: Harvard faces Boston University in its final
regular-season, non-conference game of 2010.
Photo Courtesy: DSPics.com

The Particulars
The Harvard softball team welcomes the Boston University Terriers
to Soldiers Field Thursday afternoon for its final regular-season,
non-conference matchup. Both the Crimson and the Terriers are on
top of their respective league standings entering today's contest,
and both have key conference matchups this weekend.

Last Time Out Harvard held on for a 6-4 win in game one and shutout
Yale, 5-0, in game two to sweep the season series against the
Bulldogs in a makeup doubleheader Tuesday afternoon. Jennifer
Francis had six RBI between the two games, including a grand
slam in game one, and Rachel Brown earned
the win in both games, recording 19 strikeouts in 10.1 innings of
work.

Scouting the Terriers BU currently holds a one-game lead over Maine in the
America East Conference standings. The Terriers are coming off a
three-game sweep of Binghamton this past weekend and take on
Providence in a doubleheader Wednesday afternoon. April Setterlund
enters the game as one of the biggest offensive threats in the
nation, batting an astounding .524 on the season with team-high
totals of 49 RBI, 52 runs scored, 66 hits, 16 doubles, 12 home runs
and a 1.000 slugging percentage.

She's Honored, Again Despite an abbreviated week of contests due to weather
delays, sophomore Rachel Brown has been named the Ivy League
Pitcher of the Week for April 27, the league announced Tuesday. The
award marks the third time this season Brown has been named the
league's top pitcher. In eight innings of work between two games,
Brown struck out 19 hitters and did not allow a run in two
appearances.

On The Horizon The Crimson enters its final Ivy League regular season
weekend this coming weekend as it plays a home-and-home series
against Dartmouth. The Big Green travels to Cambridge on Saturday
for a doubleheader beginning at 2:00 p.m.